Spring Hill Meet Tracks Juniors Four Way
The junior high girls track team scored 42 points and finished fourth at the Spring Hill meet. Coach Melinda Smith praised their effort in their first year. Individually, Rose Barksdale, Sheila Watts, and Tonya Morgan earned top finishes in relays and throws, while Debbie Cannon led with eight first places at the Henderson contest and Donna Cobb added four firsts.
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Spring Hill
Melinda Smith
Sheila Gray
Lisa Gage
Anne Maple
Sheila Watts
Debbie Cannon
Henderson
Donna Cobb
Shelia Gray
Rose Barksdale
Glynna Fergerson
Terry Pope
Shelia Watts
Christina Adams
Stacy Rogers
Tonya Morgan
Terri Tuttle
Kim
Junior High Boys Take 3rd in Spring Hill Meet
Coach Joe Sears led junior high boys to a third place finish at the Spring Hill track meet in class 19A. Relay teams and individual events highlighted the meet with Keith McCrary, Troy Cox, Craig Croft, Mark Stuart taking 440 relay third and Keith McCrary earning polo vault third among results. Our junior high program ends the year after strong showings across football basketball and track.
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Joe Sears
Spring Hill
Sears
Keith McCrary
Troy Cox
Craig Croft
Mark Stuart
Ray Maples
Scott Lang
Heard
Farrel Heard
Marty Lantz
Third grade field trip to Longview highlights tours
The third grade visited Longview with teacher Mary Lou Cox leading students on a tour of the Gregg County Courthouse, Archway Cookie Plant, and Coca Cola plant. They ended the day with a meal at McDonald’s, a standout moment for the group.
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Longview
Mary Lou Cox
Gregg County
Archway
McDonald's
Morning overlook on a hilltop pond
I describe a quiet pond with a midline divider where water remains smooth in the center and ripples at the ends. Budding trees glow in gold and yellow around the shore as dogwoods and oaks show new growth and birds sing in a calm morning landscape.
Know your teacher Know your teacher
Sherry Robbins a Gladewater High School and Kilgore JC alumna earned a B S in elementary education at Stephen F. Austin State University in 1972 and a 1974 master's in elementary education. Bill McDowell a Hemphill HS graduate earned a B S in 1969 at SFASU and a 1974 master's in school administration then joined Union Grove as football coach. He has taught math and served as head coach at UG for three years.
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Sherry Robbins
Gladewater High School
Kilgore Junior College
Stephen F. Austin State University
Union Grove
Bill. McDowell
Hemphill High School
San Augustine High School
Union Grove FFA sells hanging baskets and plants
Union Grove FFA hosts a fund raising through selling assorted hanging baskets and tomato plants. The group promotes nature trail research by English IV students taught by Beth Smith and includes poetry and paper projects.
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Beth Smith
Union Grove
John Cobb
FFA
Community Inn
Kilgore
Gallup Poll Correctly Forecasts FDR Victory in 1936
The lone Gallup opinion poll accurately predicted Franklin D. Roosevelt would win reelection in 1936, contrasting with other polls of the era. The result highlighted the method and timing that aligned with the final vote.
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Gallup
Roosevelt
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Anne Mapples
Sharon Mitchell
UG High School
Shonda Richards
Sissy Hollingsworth
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Sabra Adams
Sharon Bailey
Cathy Bowling
Camille Liddell
Sharon Snow
Teresa Barksdale
Ken Posey
Billy T. Smith
Monte York
Bobby Jenkins
Farrel
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Texas
Harold R. Wells
State Farm
Bob Ullrich
Rhonda Reeves
Vice Bowden
UIL
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Little Brewster Island
Boston Harbor
J. Francis de Sales
Honk Drug Company
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